David bookwalter



`that the following tion thereoi; reference being had to theaccompanying l/stm stroll Memes-W DIPRVEIWENT IN CORN-HUSKING MACHINES.

The Schedule referred to kx these Lettera Patent and making part of theam To all whom 'it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, DAVID BooKwArJTER, of Gardner, in `the county ofGrundy, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Gor1i-Husking Machine; and I do hereby declare is afull, clear, and exact descripdrawings, makingpart of thisspecification, and to the let-ters of reference marked thereon, likeletters inditing like parts wherever they occur. u

To enable others skilled in the art to construct and use my'invention, Iwill proceed to describe it.

Figure 1 is a cross-section, and

Figure 2 arear elevation of the machine.

The nature of my invention consists in' providing the husking-rollerswith grooves, so disposed on said l rollers that the pegs of one rollerwould be opposite the'grooves of the other roller. It consists alsointhe arrangement of the cleaners to clean the pegs from the libres of thehusks.

In order to secure satisfactory results from the operation of thecorn-bushing machines operating with rollers` these last ought to heprovided with projecting teeth, of'eonsidereble length, to grasp notonly the outer but also the inner husks of the ears, while the rollersat the ,same time should be brought close to each othertwo `conditionswhich miltete against each other in the ordinarily-constructed rollers.

To remedy this defect, I provide my rollers, A A, with grooves orrecesses o a., and grasping-pegs B B,

in such a manner that, when the rollers are in operation, thegrasping-pegs of one roller will passthrough and move in the recesses oftheother roller. The rollersthus arranged, by being brought close-together, drsw the corn-stalks through, while the pegs i pegs a c passthrough said slots or notches,

. grasp the husks, and hold them firmly while the ears are forced out. 4il 'To prevent the husks and leaves to Wrap around the pegs and rollers,and thus clog the machine, cleaners C C are secured to the cross-piecesN N of ythe frame of the machine. The cleaner consists of a metallicplate, properly curved, and provided with narrow slots or notches, D D,in one of its sides, while the other side is secured to the frame.

The cleaners are applied'to the rollers in'suoh a manner that, as therollers revolve, their grasping-4 aud free themselves from substancesattached to them.

The rollers are provided with a proper gear, and the machine can beoperated by hand or horse-power, and the rollers can be made ofcest-iron or steel.

The operation of the machine consistsA in this,

.the stalks with the'ears .on are placed on the feedboard E, andpresented to the rollers when in motion, butt-end foremost, and, as therollers revolve, the stalks are drawn through between said rollers, and,the eals being too large to pass through, are forcedout of the husks,and drop down through the C, all constructed and arranged as shown anddescribed.

Witnesses; n. BOOKWALTEE.

MARTIN S. Finney, /f S. A; Boonvmmnn.Y ,K

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open space between the rollers and the feed-board' into' a receptacle.

